Month: July 2022

2:58 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. PITTSBURGH — New York Yankees chairman Hal Steinbrenner and All-Star right fielder Aaron Judge can say they agree on one thing: Any contract talks will have to wait until November. Addressing the media for the first time this season,
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12:33 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email United States midfielder Tyler Adams has signed for Leeds United from RB Leipzig, it was announced on Wednesday. Sources told ESPN the deal is worth €17 million, which would increase to €23m with add-ons. Adams has signed a five-year contract at Elland Road. – Stream
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2:31 PM ET The Detroit Tigers have had no communication with Eduardo Rodriguez since placing the star pitcher on the restricted list three weeks ago, according to general manager Al Avila, who said the team has “no choice but to wait it out right now.” Avila addressed Rodriguez’s status Wednesday, 23 days after the left-hander
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2:00 PM ET Editor’s note: This was originally published May 5 and has been updated after Wednesday’s news the Browns have traded Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers. BEREA, Ohio — The NFL draft came and went, and quarterback Baker Mayfield was still a member of the Cleveland Browns. The Browns couldn’t swing a trade
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1:09 PM ET For the second time, Tommy Fury will not be competing in a scheduled boxing match with Jake Paul. Paul, the YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter, wrote Wednesday on Twitter that he sent Fury a termination notice, acknowledging that he is officially out of their planned Aug. 6 fight at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Paul wrote
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1:08 PM ET The year’s final major, The Open, is different. It looks different and feels different from the other three on the calendar. Therefore, the preparation is different. This week, players will be dealing with wind and links golf at the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club, which sits about 80 miles south
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2:07 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Bruce Meyer was promoted to deputy executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Wednesday after leading the union’s negotiations during a 99-day lockout that ended in March. Meyer, 61, a longtime sports law attorney and litigator, was hired in August 2018 as senior director
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1:43 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have agreed to trade quarterback Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a conditional draft pick, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Panthers will pay $4.85 million of Mayfield’s salary while the Browns will pay $10.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mayfield
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12:40 AM ET Free-agent center Thomas Bryant has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced Wednesday. Terms of the contract were not released, but sources confirmed with ESPN’s Dave McMenamin that it’s a one-year deal for the veterans minimum. Bryant was originally drafted by the Lakers in the second round of the 2017
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1:15 PM ET Caleb Martin has agreed to return to the Miami Heat on a three-year deal worth $20 million, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. A restricted free agent, Martin broke out last season for Miami, providing a solid rotation option on the wing to an injury-plagued Heat team. After playing his first
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1:05 PM ET ESPN News Services MILWAUKEE — Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a strained right shoulder after leaving his Tuesday night start early due to soreness in the shoulder. Hendricks had his shortest start of the season, lasting just three innings in the Cubs’ 8-3
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12:06 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera viewed receiver Terry McLaurin as more than just a receiver who needed to be extended. He was a key player for an organization trying to rebuild its image amid a congressional investigation. “He’s an organizational signing,” Rivera said. “It impacts not just the football
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12:21 PM ET Eloy Jimenez was activated from the 60-day injured list and returned to the Chicago White Sox lineup Wednesday after missing over two months because of a hamstring injury. Jimenez started in left field and batted sixth in the lineup for the afternoon finale of Chicago’s three-game series against the Minnesota Twins. It
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10:12 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Simona Halep‘s first appearance at Wimbledon since winning the title three years is going just as good as it did the last time. The 16th-seeded Romanian reached the semifinals and stretched her winning streak at the All England Club to 12 matches by beating Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-4
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10:58 AM ET Associated Press Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi have been linked for more than two decades, playing together at UConn and then helping the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team win five gold medals. Now the basketball greats will appear on the cover of the NBA 2K23 WNBA edition video game that will be
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